Sports / Football

United increase lead at top 11 Feb 2013 - 09:13 am

Everton’s South African midfielder Steven Pienaar (left) challenges Manchester United’s Welsh midfielder Ryan Giggs during the English Premier League (EPL) match at Old...

Nigeria crowned African champions 11 Feb 2013 - 09:12 am

Johannesburg: Nigeria ended a 19-year wait to regain the African Nations Cup after a stunning goal from winger Sunday Mba gave them a...

Messi strikes again as Barca crush Getafe 6-1 11 Feb 2013 - 09:07 am

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi shoots the ball next to Getafe’s Lopo Garcia during their La Liga match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona yesterday....

‘Gascoigne in intensive care’ 11 Feb 2013 - 09:06 am

LONDON: Former England star Paul Gascoigne (pictured) is in intensive care in the United States after being diagnosed as not well enough to...

Soria sparkles as Lekhwiya win 11 Feb 2013 - 09:06 am

DOHA: A hat-trick by national team striker Sebastian Soria yesterday helped Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions Lekhwiya thrash Al Wakra 4-0 in their...

Southampton dent City’s title hopes 10 Feb 2013 - 01:03 am

Southampton’s Jason Puncheon celebrates after scoring against Manchester City during their English Premier League match at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, yesterday. LONDON:...

QFA and Qatar Shell call on public to break world record 10 Feb 2013 - 01:01 am

Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Qatar Shell have called on the public to take part in the the largest ever 5-a-side...

Celtic brush past Inverness 10 Feb 2013 - 01:01 am

Inverness: A makeshift Celtic side swept aside nearest challengers Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-1 here yesterday to open up a massive 18-point lead at...

Beckham to train with PSG from Wednesday 10 Feb 2013 - 12:58 am

PARIS: David Beckham will train for the first time with his new Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) team-mates on Wednesday next week, coach Carlo Ancelotti...

Chelsea without injured Terry for Wigan clash 09 Feb 2013 - 01:04 am

LONDON: Chelsea will be without captain John Terry for today’s Premier League match at home to relegation-threatened Wigan Athletic with the centre back...

England edge Brazil; Germany sink France 08 Feb 2013 - 11:40 pm

LONDON: Luiz Felipe Scolari got an indication of the work ahead of him to turn Brazil into World Cup winners when his second...

Bosque ‘pleasantly surprised’ by Doha’s impressive facilities 08 Feb 2013 - 11:39 pm

DOHA: After taking charge for the 68th time on Wednesday - an equalling record tally for a national team coach, Vicente Del Bosque...

Armstrong case can ‘clean up’ sport, says Wiggins 08 Feb 2013 - 11:39 pm

MADRID: Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins (top, left) says he thinks Lance Armstrong’s (top, right) doping confession is catastrophic but will serve...

Qatar crush Malaysia for winning start to 2015 Asian Cup campaign 07 Feb 2013 - 07:16 am

Qatar’s Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti (left) fights for the ball with Malaysia’s Mahalli Bin Jasuli during their 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match at...

Qatar’s World Cup plans ‘astonishing’: Rummenigge 07 Feb 2013 - 07:15 am

German football legend and European Club Association (ECA) chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (second left), speaking during the General Assembly of ECA in Doha, yesterday. ...

Al Kass Cup: PSG, Fluminense vie for top honours in Qatar 07 Feb 2013 - 07:13 am

Doha: The final of the Al Kass International Cup, which takes place today, will be a fascinating clash of styles as powerful Paris...

FIFA launches hotline for reporting corruption 07 Feb 2013 - 07:13 am

ZURICH: Football’s world governing body FIFA has launched a web page to enable individuals to make anonymous reports of corruption by officials and...

Five-star Iran crush Lebanon 07 Feb 2013 - 07:12 am

SINGAPORE: Javad Nekounam starred with a hat-trick as three-time champions Iran kick-started their 2015 Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a crushing 5-0 victory...